The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched an all out attack on the Election Commission over the denial of permission for a rally in Varanasi to its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. While Modi questioned the neutrality of the poll panel, Arun Jaitley said he could not conceal his disappointment with the constitutional body.

The attack by the party began with its decision to cancel all of Modi’s programmes scheduled in Varanasi on Thursday, accusing district electoral officer Pranjal Yadav, who is the returning officer and the DM of Varanasi, of acting under pressure from the state government.

Later, senior leader Arun Jaitley wrote to the Election Commission accusing the electoral officer of harbouring a ‘partisan attitude’.

However, the attack got sharper on Thursday morning as Modi himself tweeted alleging that the EC was not concerned about the neutrality of institution.

It is unfortunate that EC is not concerned about the institution’s neutrality & that is why our Karyakartas have to embark on a Satyagraha.

My profound apologies to Ganga Maa for not being able to perform Aarti today. Wish these people know that a Mother’s love is above politics.

And shortly after Modi’s tweets came a scathing attack from Jaitley, who accused the Election Commission of using the “security card to prevent Narendra Modi’s right to campaign in his constituency”. READ FULL TEXT

Jaitley further said that if the poll panel cannot provide security, it should not hold the polls in the country. Alleging that Rahul Gandhi can have a road show in Varanasi while Modi can’t hold a rally, Jaitley claimed that the security card was selectively used.

The attacks by the bigwigs of the BJP has come ahead of the roadshow planned by the party in Varanasi in protest against the denial of rally permission.

UNFORTUNATE ACTIONS BY THE EC.It is unheard of any time when a candidate was noy allowed to do election work in the consuency from where he is contesting. If EC cannot allow it on security condition they will have to postphone the election.At this rate the election cannot be conducted peacefully by the EC

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May 8, 2014 at 6:36 am

See Mr.Modi and Jaitley if there are genuine security concerns, you have to oblige.

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Tarun Kanti

May 8, 2014 at 11:02 am

I feel pity for the DM, who is under pressure from State. Why the media giving preference to the convicted thief for stopping Modi?